Every Year the U

question 23

Multiple Choice

Every year the U.S.Supreme Court receives about 8,000 requests to review cases.Of this number,the Court will hear about:

• A) 10.
• B) 100.
• C) 200.
• D) 1,000.

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Definitions:

CS Preexposure Effect

A phenomenon in classical conditioning where prior exposure to the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus can inhibit the formation of a conditioned response.

Potentiation

Potentiation refers to the increase in strength of nerve impulses along pathways that have been used previously, either short-term or long-term.

Rescorla-Wagner Model

A mathematical model that describes how the strength of a stimulus in classical conditioning is a function of its association with the unconditioned stimulus.